Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)

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These Monthly Summaries are designed to make available with all speed to those particularly interested in the more

recent figures relating to Production, Exports, Imports, Stocks and Weekly Auction details.

It supplements, but does not replace, the Annual Bulletin of Statistics.

All Quantities are shown in Metric Tons.

Conversions:

1 kg = 2.204623 Lbs (1 Metric Ton = 1,000 Kgs)

1 Lb = 0.4535924 Kgs.

Symbols:

-

indicates nil

0 indicates less than half a metric ton

*

indicates figure may be included with the ‘Other’ group

In the Exports Section, the figures represent the exports of tea produced in the respective countries and do not include

tea re-exported. It must not be assumed that the countries of destination are necessarily the final destination.

In the Imports section, the figures for most countries represent the quantities cleared through Customs for consumption in

the country, deduction being made for subsequent re-exports.

All figures are subject to minor corrections, as more information becomes available.

The Cumulative figures in the Tables include such corrections as have been recorded to date.

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Monthly Statistical Summary:

April 2016

Monthly Production of Tea (Metric Tons)

Production Month 2015 2016 Period from 1st

Jan 2015 2016

N E INDIA Feb 2,250 2,270 2 6,430 5,580

SOUTH INDIA Feb 13,950 14,750 2 31,110 29,310

BANGLADESH Feb 13 9 2 174 121

SRI LANKA Feb 25,456 22,900 2 48,717 48,064

KENYA Feb 24,276 43,970 2 65,929 94,270

MALAWI Feb 5,082 5,773 2 11,564 11,372

TANZANIA Dec # 2,953 3,766 12 36,115 31,657

UGANDA Feb 2,096 3,058 2 6,902 6,413

TOTAL -

-Monthly Production of Tea - Twelve Month Rolling Totals (Metric Tons)

Production MAR '13 - FEB '14 MAR '14 - FEB '15 MAR '15 - FEB '16

N E INDIA 961,600 964,880 962,780

SOUTH INDIA 241,380 242,190 225,670

BANGLADESH 66,261 64,348 66,297

SRI LANKA 339,002 338,849 328,307

KENYA 427,304 432,290 427,552

MALAWI 49,638 43,077 39,253

TANZANIA 31,261 36,400 24,429

UGANDA 59,133 63,628 57,374

TOTAL 2,175,579 2,185,662 2,131,662

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Exports by Country of Destination - SRI LANKA (Metric Tons)

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Exports by Country of Destination - INDONESIA (Metric Tons)

Country To Oct 2014 Oct 2015 Cumulative

2014

Cumulative 2015

United Kingdom 104 142 2,581 2,342

Germany 152 335 3,781 4,492

Netherlands 77 70 495 567

Poland 148 97 2,255 1,976 CIS 1,078 1,104 9,080 11,269 Other Europe 476 1 1,718 1,099 USA 449 86 3,627 3,272 Afghanistan 65 - 471 368

India 64 - 1,464 629

Iran 44 - 790 176

Malaysia 716 446 8,623 7,538 Pakistan 345 332 6,366 5,100 Singapore 58 69 885 812

UAE 255 179 2,586 1,825 Other Asia 831 674 8,102 9,790 Australia 156 143 1,670 1,538 Other Countries 191 180 1,982 1,878 Total 5,209 3,858 56,476 54,671

Exports by Country of Destination - TAIWAN (Metric Tons)

Country To Feb 2015 Feb 2016 Cumulative 2015 Cumulative 2016 China 42 66 119 212

Japan 44 43 67 99

Hong Kong 17 18 54 59

USA 92 75 147 143

Other Countries 91 96 208 210

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Exports by Country of Destination - TANZANIA (Metric Tons)

Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 Cumulative

2014

United Kingdom 314 197 3,624 3,750

Other Europe 257 334 1,938 4,056

Pakistan 96 25 1,248 1,640

Kenya 829 535 9,671 11,331

Other Countries 100 272 2,354 2,723

Total 1,596 1,363 18,835 23,500

Exports by Country of Destination - UGANDA (Metric Tons)

Country To Dec 2014 Dec 2015 Cumulative

2014

Kenya 4,571 5,073 57,191 54,455

Total 4,571 5,073 57,191 54,455

Exports by Country of Destination - ARGENTINA (Metric Tons)

Country To Sep 2014 Sep 2015 Cumulative

2014

United Kingdom 72 73 1,008 825

Germany 184 213 2,306 2,431

Netherlands - - 1,107 1,143

USA 4,953 4,238 38,418 42,839

Chile 863 871 7,723 8,040

Other Countries 577 733 6,821 5,305

Total Black Tea 6,649 6,128 57,383 60,583

Green Tea 99 200 2,005 1,730

Total 6,748 6,328 59,388 62,313

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Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)

Country From Feb 2015 Feb 2016 Cumulative

2015

India 1,186 1,495 3,386 4,300

Sri Lanka 75 77 240 195

Indonesia 297 168 535 272

China 220 301 491 462

Taiwan 3 3 14 6

Iran - - 44

-Turkey 12 - 15 9

Vietnam 40 26 82 67

UAE 905 30 2,465 37

Other Asia 124 22 201 43

Kenya 4,582 5,589 11,257 10,196 Malawi 265 118 392 260

Rwanda 14 13 69 121

South Africa 1 10 50 10

Tanzania 268 173 725 472

Uganda - - 24 77

Zimbabwe 193 - 293 50

Other Africa 125 143 215 282

Argentina 124 49 198 80

Germany 149 80 295 426

Netherlands 411 413 1,074 644

Other EC Countries 369 589 853 1,167 Other Europe 243 308 527 614

Total 9,639 9,636 23,519 19,935

Re-Exports 2,574 1,713 4,158 4,990

Net Imports 7,065 7,923 19,361 14,945

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Re-Exports by Country of Destination - UNITED KINGDOM (Metric Tons)

Country To Feb 2015 Feb 2016 Cumulative

2015

Belgium/Lux. 102 137 222 264

Denmark 9 2 15 9

France 1,058 144 1,131 1,836 Germany 150 46 248 137

Ireland 382 458 846 884

Italy 24 54 62 102

Finland 12 14 20 18

Netherlands 128 51 142 111

Poland 36 19 94 27

Spain 32 43 95 98

Sweden 16 3 20 11

Other EC Countries 65 47 109 91

Norway 8 3 21 13

Switzerland 22 136 82 164

CIS 4 3 6 4

Other Europe 3 8 10 25

Canada 150 273 448 632

USA 93 119 189 201

Japan 152 11 196 32

UAE 17 23 34 31

Australia 4 18 29 31

Total 2,574 1,713 4,158 4,990

Stocks of Tea in the United Kingdom (Metric Tons)

At Last Friday In Jan 2015 Feb 2015 Mar 2015 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 Mar 2016

Primary wholesalers 5,698 5,698 6,081 6,268 6,086 5,698 H M CUSTOMS & EXCISE. (1) TRADE STATISTICS WITH EC COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO FEBRUAY 2016. (2) UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS AND EXPORTS ARE COPYRIGHT; REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR PART IS SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF BUSINESS & TRADE STATISTICS LTD;

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Apparent UK Consumption of Tea - 12 Month Rolling Total (Metric Kg)

112 112

111

108

107

109 109

111 111

112 112

107

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Imports by Country of Origin - IRELAND REP (Metric Tons)

2015

India 36 183 73 429

China 2 5 15 8

Kenya 182 117 818 441

Other Africa 35 - 63 13

United Kingdom 186 211 375 508

Total 490 593 1,410 1,487 Re-Exports 36 45 89 141

Net Imports 454 548 1,321 1,346 SOURCE: CENTRAL STATISTICS OFFICE; FIGURES RELATE TO COUNTRIES OF DESPATCH.

Imports by Country of Origin - POLAND (Metric Tons)

Country From Jan 2015 Jan 2016 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 422 583 4,216 4,785 Sri Lanka 157 192 1,835 1,807 China 81 132 1,886 1,882 Indonesia 247 189 3,044 2,749 Vietnam 109 100 2,479 1,799 Kenya 657 883 6,064 7,032 Malawi 59 92 652 1,233 Other Africa 61 204 1,940 2,276 Germany 238 396 7,770 4,398 Netherlands 244 131 1,633 2,417 Other Europe 209 121 1,222 2,675 Argentina 227 67 1,842 923

Other Countries 105 46 1,063 811

Total 2,816 3,136 35,646 34,787 Green Tea in packages below 3kg 36 21 422 362 Green Tea in packages above 3kg 305 402 4,231 4,166 Black Tea in packages below 3kg 267 250 2,891 3,316

Black Tea in packages above 3kg 2,208 2,463 28,102 26,943

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Imports by Country of Origin - RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Metric Tons)

Country From Jul-Sep 2014 Jul-Sep 2015 Cumulative

2014

India 9,980 12,000 28,820 32,000

Sri Lanka 11,920 10,500 33,420 26,570

Indonesia 2,620 3,300 7,100 9,500

China 3,750 3,200 10,670 9,250

Vietnam 2,700 3,100 8,700 8,500

Kenya 7,900 5,700 19,940 17,700

United Kingdom - 30 10 40

Germany 360 300 960 800

Poland 140 250 340 540

Other CIS 1,100 800 2,800 2,300 Other Europe 130 - 230

-Papua New Guinea 500 700 1,600 1,900 Other Countries 2,150 2,100 7,660 8,000 Total 43,250 41,980 122,250 117,100 All figures are ITC estimates, excluding re-exports.

Imports by Country of Origin - SWITZERLAND (Metric Tons)

Country From Oct-Dec 2014 Oct-Dec 2015 Cumulative 2014 Cumulative 2015 India 23 22 104 79

Sri Lanka 52 65 201 201

Indonesia 1 11 97 81

Kenya 580 26 2,123 781

United Kingdom 442 258 1,386 1,178 Germany 174 220 622 695

Netherlands 246 733 324 2,072 Other Europe 146 138 528 547

Total 1,748 1,558 5,785 5,916

Re-Exports 1,200 1,021 4,159 4,125

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Imports by Country of Origin - CANADA (Metric Tons)

2015

India 278 232 412 459

Sri Lanka 17 57 121 146

Indonesia - 17 42 45

China 30 61 108 145

Kenya 90 35 174 156

USA 386 347 699 724

United Kingdom 214 236 458 602

Total Black Tea 1,079 1,062 2,163 2,491 Green Tea 311 303 554 575

Total Imports 1,390 1,365 2,717 3,066 Re-Exports 124 126 188 249

Net Imports 1,266 1,239 2,529 2,817

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Imports by Country of Origin - UNITED STATES (Metric Tons)

2015

India 581 793 1,596 2,285

Sri Lanka 235 349 675 671

Indonesia 194 82 478 398

China 1,112 734 1,757 1,511 Taiwan 38 46 68 68

Turkey 2 - 2 41

Vietnam 225 446 733 768

Kenya 159 418 203 645

Malawi 106 671 473 981

South Africa 9 - 16 31

Zimbabwe - 112 112 182

Other Africa 10 53 25 81

Argentina 4,003 3,997 7,328 6,667 Ecuador 20 20 60 61

United Kingdom 93 91 177 180

Germany 259 164 480 353

Other Europe 101 32 295 73

Papua New Guinea - - 72 39

Total Black Tea 7,299 8,156 14,818 15,427 India 52 99 163 171

China 423 588 1,124 1,356 Japan 150 182 311 331

Total Green Tea 1,116 1,254 2,491 2,653

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Imports by Country of Origin - CHILE (Metric Tons)

Country From Jan 2015 Jan 2016 Cumulative

2014

Sri Lanka 1,152 978 6,405 6,914

Indonesia 35 53 489 346

China 70 68 448 514

Kenya 235 - 1,728 2,335 Argentina 392 661 10,508 10,098 Brazil - - 48

-Other Countries 275 37 1,529 1,117 Total 2,159 1,797 21,155 21,324

Imports by Country of Origin - JAPAN (Metric Tons)

Country From Feb 15 Feb 16 Cumulative 2015 Cumulative 2016 India 125 354 512 760

Sri Lanka 746 673 1,356 1,285 Indonesia 139 43 244 107

China 1,169 1,103 2,182 2,420 Taiwan 55 35 80 72

Vietnam 3 54 31 54

Kenya 199 83 356 286

Malawi - - - -United Kingdom 8 2 13 3

Other Europe 4 4 8 11

Australia 186 62 213 170

Total 2,638 2,434 5,040 5,225 Green Tea 419 302 764 742

Black Tea 1,292 1,239 2,631 2,604

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Imports (Net) of Tea for Consumption - (Metric Tons)

Country Month 2015 2016 Period from 1st

Jan 2014 2015

UNITED KINGDOM (a) FEB 7,065 8,105 2 19,368 14,990

FRANCE FEB 1,005 1,234 2 2,119 2,357

GERMANY JAN # 2,013 2,515 12 31,850 32,781

IRELAND REP FEB 454 548 2 1,322 1,346

POLAND JAN # 2,816 3,136 12 35,646 34,787

SWITZERLAND OCT-DEC * 548 537 12 1,626 1,791

RUSSIAN FED. JUL-SEP * 43,250 41,980 9 122,250 117,100

CANADA FEB 1,265 1,239 2 2,529 2,818

USA FEB 8,416 9,410 2 17,308 18,080

CHILE JAN # 2,159 1,797 12 21,155 21,324

HONG KONG FEB 711 579 2 1,600 1,769

JAPAN FEB 2,638 2,434 2 5,040 5,225

TAIWAN FEB 1,627 1,100 2 4,145 3,156

PAKISTAN MAR 15,910 8,565 3 43,604 35,177

Approximate Weekly Exchange Rates Against US Dollar

Country/Currency W/c 29th Feb W/c 7th Mar W/c 14th Mar W/c 21st Mar W/c 28th Mar

INDIA/RUPEE 68.23 66.99 67.19 66.47 66.22

BANGLADESH/TAKA 78.38 78.41 78.40 78.34 78.36

SRI LANKA/RUPEE 144.41 144.91 144.84 145.38 146.00 (a) FIGURES GIVEN HERE REPRESENT NET IMPORTS (CUSTOMS FIGURES) ADJUSTED FOR CHANGES IN STOCKS IN WAREHOUSES. AS PART OF THESE STOCKS ARE ESTIMATED FROM THE NUMBER OF PACKAGES, "THE IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION" FIGURES ARE TO THAT EXTENT APPROXIMATE. * QUARTERLY AND CUMULATIVE FIGURES RELATE TO 2014 & 2015, RESPECTIVELY

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Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2016

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Weekly Tea Auctions - Quantities Sold and Average Prices - 2015

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Weekly All-Tea Average Auction Prices

WEEKLY EX-AUCTION AVERAGE PRICES FOR KOLKATA, KOCHI, GUWAHATI, CHITTAGONG & COLOMBO HAVE BEEN CONVERTED AT APPROXIMATE WEEKLY EXCHANGE RATES (SHOWN ELSEWHERE) INTO US DOLLAR CENTS

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